Focal therapy with high-intensity focused ultrasound for prostate cancer in the elderly: a feasibility study with 10 years follow-up

Focal therapy with high-intensity focused ultrasound for prostate cancer in the elderly: a feasibility study with 10 years follow-up

PURPOSE: To evaluate the long-term efficacy of prostate cancer control and complication rates, in the elderly, after focal therapy with high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between June 1997 and March 2000, patients with localized prostate cancer were included into a foca...

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Main Authors: Amine B. El Fegoun, Eric Barret, Dominique Prapotnich, Shawn Soon, Xavier Cathelineau, François Rozet, Marc Galiano, Rafael Sanchez-Salas, Guy Vallancien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2011-04-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
Subjects:
prostate neoplasms
ultrasound
high-intensity focused
transrectal
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